The Greatest Moment in Australian Cricket

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'99 WC SF couldn't crack the top 15.

Nothing before 1990 cracked the top 12!

 

[sdfc]

From ‘scary’ demolition job to Smith’s redemption: 1-15 best Aussie cricket moments revealed

From ‘scary’ demolition job to Smith’s redemption: 1-15 greatest Aussie cricket moments revealed

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FOXTEL’S ‘A TON OF CRICKET’ – TOP 15 FAN-VOTED MOMENTS IN AUSTRALIAN CRICKET HISTORY

1. Mitchell Johnson 7-40, Second Ashes Test, Adelaide (2013)

2. Adam Gilchrist, Fastest Century, Third Ashes Test, WACA (2006)

3. Steve Smith twin centuries, First Ashes Test, Edgbaston (2019)

4. Steve Waugh, Fifth Test v England, SCG (2003)

5. Australia win Ashes 5-0, SCG (2014)

6. 5-0 Ashes Series Whitewash, SCG (2007)

7. Shane Warne, First Ashes Test, Old Trafford (1993)

8. Australia’s drought-breaking win, Third Test v India (2004)

9. Men’s ICC Cricket World Cup Super Six match (1999)

10. Adam Gilchrist, First Test v South Africa, Johannesburg (2002)

11. Shane Warne, Ashes 700th Test Wicket, MCG (2006)

12. Justin Langer and Adam Gilchrist, Second Test v Pakistan, Hobart (1999)

13. Sir Donald Bradman, Third Test, Headingley (1930)

14. Ricky Ponting’s 140*, ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Final, Wanderers Johannesburg (2003)

15. Steve Smith double century, Fourth Ashes Test, Old Trafford (2019)

Looks like most of the fans voting were relatively young, which isn't a surprise.

 

[sherb]

Me scoring 61 out of 126 all out on a raging green top in a Grand Final has to rank up there surely.........

 

[The Casey Cat]

It's really hard to overstate how big the 1995 series win over the West Indies was. Yes their side was heavily reliant on the brilliance of Curtly and Walsh with the ball and Lara and Richardson with the bat, with massive cracks papered over, but many of us never thought we'd live to see the day. Just wish AB could've still been there for it

Yea that definitely gets it for me. Australia went from being a pretty good side to the absolute best and for the next 11-12 years and Windies went in the opposite direction after absolutely embarrassing us home and away for a long time before. More than anything else kills the list's credibility at 53.

 

[eltrain]

Recency bias notwithstanding…

Today?

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

For me, it would be the 1970-71 Ashes. Yes, we lost 2-0, but the introduction into the team of Rod Marsh, Greg Chappell and Dennis Lillee, and the subsequent appointment of Ian Chappell as captain, was very important to the future of Australian Test cricket.

 

[HBF]

'99 WC SF couldn't crack the top 15.

Has to be top 5 at the very least imo.

 

[HBF]

Ashton Agar's 98 ranks up there.

Was just pure fun and due to the time differences had a surreal experience when it happened.

One of the best nights ever on BF as well!

 

[Wallaby]

Skull has the distinction of only being involved in ordinary events on the cricket ground, but the extraordinary in the commentary box.

Your talking about the man who opened the batting in the Centenary Test and also took 3-for in the 2nd innings (including Randall and Grieg, who looked like winning it for England).

 

[Voice of the G]

Not sure whether all ready mentioned but the India v Australia tied test in1986 with Dean Jones 210 in sweltering heat.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Your talking about the man who opened the batting in the Centenary Test and also took 3-for in the 2nd innings (including Randall and Grieg, who looked like winning it for England).

Lol. How would it be possible for anyone to forget?

 

[reggie]

That list is like someone put together a collection of events and hit random

 

[big_e]

Not sure whether all ready mentioned but the India v Australia tied test in1986 with Dean Jones 210 in sweltering heat.

Greg Matthews would like a word....

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

Ashton Agar's 98 ranks up there.

Was just pure fun and due to the time differences had a surreal experience when it happened.

I just remember being incredulous at a.) Agar being selected ahead of Lyon and b.) even more incredulous that when selected, he was batted at number 11. While he was definitely seen not as an all-rounder at the time, he was very much know as very handy with the stick so much so I just assumed he would've batted at 8.

Wow, looking back on it SIDDLE of all blokes, who while not hopeless was a tailender for sure was batted at 8 ahead of Pattinson, who was always a talented bat and has batted at 7 for the Vics for the last 3 years, Starc - who was coming off a recent test 99 and also had a 68* under his belt and of course...Agar.

 

[Wallaby]

I just remember being incredulous at a.) Agar being selected ahead of Lyon and b.) even more incredulous that when selected, he was batted at number 11. While he was definitely seen not as an all-rounder at the time, he was very much know as very handy with the stick so much so I just assumed he would've batted at 8.

Wow, looking back on it SIDDLE of all blokes, who while not hopeless was a tailender for sure was batted at 8 ahead of Pattinson, who was always a talented bat and has batted at 7 for the Vics for the last 3 years, Starc - who was coming off a recent test 99 and also had a 68* under his belt and of course...Agar.

Well, in his previous Test (in India), Siddle became the first (and still the only) player in Test history to make 2 half-centuries in the same game while batting Number 9. As you said, Starc had made a 99 in HIS previous test (he didn't play the last test in India), and Pattinson had a test average of 26.

Potentially an outstanding tail if they all got it together. And nearly did (that was the test we lost by 14 runs, to a dodgy caught behind given against Hadds).